Hilly helps keep Republic Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir safe

It was a hectic day for Hilly, a trained sniffer dog of Explosive and Detection Wing of the Indian army, and he worked tirelessly to ensure incident free Republic Day celebration in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.Since early morning he was deployed along with his

It was a hectic day for Hilly, a trained sniffer dog of Explosive and Detection Wing of the Indian army, and he worked tirelessly to ensure incident free Republic Day celebration in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.

Since early morning he was deployed along with his trainers in the vicinity of the venue of the main Republic Day function to sniff out any explosive device.

Hilly, the sniffer dog, was specially trained by the army in its RVC centre in Meerut, UP.

Without taking a break Hilly patrolled the streets and vulnerable crowded Nehru market and open patches in and around Tawi bridge in the vicinity of Sports Stadium Moulana Azad Stadium in Jammu, where the Governor, NN Vohra will unfurl national flag on Sunday morning.

He went under the buses parked in the area, sniffed open patches to rule out the possibility of any hidden explosive device.

Specially trained by the army in its RVC centre in Meerut, UP, Hilly is an experienced sniffer dog of the unit deployed for the Republic Day function.

Hilly was also deployed on Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri to track movement of armed terrorists.

His trainer during an informal chat on Saturday revealed, four-year-old Hilly is a very important member of their unit and accompanies them on crucial assignments and special duties.

He said after receiving preliminary training Hilly was recruited in the army dog squad. He discharges his duties efficiently and is one of the best sniffer dogs of the unit with a fine track record.

Hilly has been awarded a number of times for his success in detecting IEDs near Indo-Pak border on Loc.

Hilly was also deployed on Line of Control(LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri to track movement of armed terrorists and number of times he has detected explosive near LoC. Hilly has been awarded a number of times for his success in detecting Improvised Explosive Device(IED's) near Indo-Pak border on Loc.

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